Accident · 2002-01-19

NTSB case SEA02LA031 · Mooney M20E · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-01-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Mooney M20E (N38AJ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed resulting in a stall/mush condition and loss of control at low altitude. A contributing factor was the pilot's distraction from flying the aircraft while attempting to retract the landing gear.

Source: NTSB case SEA02LA031

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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